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You can interpret that in many ways. No doubt the paper intended one different to mine, which is:
"The UK's high inoculation rate has helped millions start to enjoy a new Covid normal...daily hospitalisations due to Covid were running at 263, up by just 6.4 per cent in the last week." LOL Good job Uk, hope you're free to travel unimpeded soon. |
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I guess I am a bit pessimistic perhaps but I would like what you wrote to be the case. Covid has personally cost me 40-50k in lost income... i didnt lose money like some who had expenses and not much coming in, so didnt go backwards, but wouldve had that amount more. Not a life changing number but wouldve been good to have it. Everything from local/state border restrictions, worker shortages, and not being able to go abroad, contributed to it... im not on the side of staying closed for much longer. I know a few brits and there were thousands of them on the streets this past weekend, the numbers are debatable but obviously it was a lot, i'll post a link, and they arent restricted as much as us regarding travel but still are beginning to not tolerate that as well as other restrictions. https://twitter.com/NewtonClarkeUK/s...77488399060992 My point was the politicians here do not seem to be feeling the same amount of pressure and will drag their heels if not pressured. And yes I can see theyve had to address some of the questions theyve been avoiding, perhaps chris kenny of sky helped get the ball rolling with that when he challenged her high priestess of SA, also known as the nutty professor on sky news. ![]() Last edited by lumen8; 02-07-2021 at 03:59 PM. Reason: grama |
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You mean the idiot that asked her about QLD, WA, other states and international borders and policies?
Why attack her on those matters or phrase the question that includes all of that? Sa isn't even under lockdown, just has precautionary masks and slight limits on numbers. The guy just has a grudge and took it out on an unrelated, perceived easy target then they laugh about it on sky, like bullies. |
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![]() I thought the questions about when lockdowns might stop occurring were fair game. Up until the last few days all we had was an unspoken policy of zero covid (they call it zero community transmission), and little to no discussions about how and when we would come out of constant lock downs. |
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Sky News
![]() Yellow_Festiva, yep agree, FOMO. AFF arm chair expert called it from the start, once other major economies open up then vaccination rate will drive our international reopening, not cases (or hospitilisations). Very predictable. With this "plan", I hope the debate on whether snap lock downs are "right" for the current point in time is settled once and for all. It looks like the Greater Syd lock down may need to be extended. Learn from Vic's mistakes (and success), go hard go fast or you'll be dragging this on. Good luck. Quote:
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Australians under 40 explain why they have no hesitations getting the AstraZeneca vaccine
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I just spent a few days on my back in hospital, I could move about in bed but not walk about.
They put special pressure stocking on my legs, a pump was connected that was like a continual blood pressure machine, and twice a day an injection into my tummy fat of Heparin? Ii asked if it was all necessary, they said its to stop blood clots in your legs going to your lungs! And I thought to myself, this would be a good time for my Covid shot, lol. Cheers King Billy ![]() |
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Anti-vaxxers are reveling in the AstraZeneca rollout confusion
The Queensland government's stoush with Scott Morrison over AstraZeneca has given anti-vaxxers ammunition in their war against public health. Quote:
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How Australia will ditch lockdowns and open borders as vaccination rates rise
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-...inet/100262808 No lockdowns...how will Danny dim sim survive? |
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I didn't even own a phone until I went to work and paid for it myself. A Nokia 3310 ![]() Apps? What apps? ![]() |
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dont know where it ever ended up as i dont remember getting rid of it and i dont still have it ![]() gotta laugh as the kenworth still a similar one full hard wired and when going thru security gate im told i have to scan in and i pass the handset out the window to get a confused look in return
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Data valid as at 00:00 GMT July 2nd, 2021.
Note: As not all Australian States report at the same time, the data below is based on the previous full day reporting. 42 new cases for Australia and no deaths so the CMR is 2.966%. No cases and no deaths for NZ so CMR is 0.948% and active cases 31. The UK had a lower 26,706 cases yesterday and higher 27 deaths. A higher 17,153 new cases in the USA yesterday and lower 237 deaths sees CMR at 1.796%. Other notable points: Africa set a new daily case high of 43,076; Asia passes 56M cases; Zimbabwe (1,442_ - the previous high on 5/1/21; Cuba (3,308); Thailand (6,087);South Africa (24,270) - the previous high on 8/1/21; and Indonesia (25,830) ... recorded new daily highs; those in blue for the second consecutive day and those in red for a third or more consecutive day. The Dominican Republic and South Korea move above the 90th percentile for the 10 day period while no countries drop below.
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Oh my.....is there a new standard running national cabinet? Got his way. ![]() Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews to argue reduced international arrivals will prevent future lockdowns at national cabinet https://www.news.com.au/travel/trave...65c767ddb0e136 Quote:
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Covidlive data indicating QLD has 45 active cases and 45 hospitalisations, of which 1 is in ICU. Surely that's not right? Are they moving all positive cases to hospitals?
NSW has 303 active with 21 in hospital, of which 5 are in ICU. These seems like high percentage of hospitilisations to cases. What are the age of the people in ICU?
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I thought Queensland was initially hospitalising all cases as a precaution.
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Also, sadly only a NSW benefit but the ABC has a nicely formatted table of NSW exposure locations that can be sorted in various ways - alphabetically, date, or plain searched. It’s better than the raw information on the NSW Health website yet refreshed hourly by data from there. I check it before heading out.
To comment on compliance with Greater Sydney restrictions, what I see is mostly BAU plus masks and theatre but others have apparently seen more overt police interest in who’s doing what, and why. Shops are a little quieter in the evenings but that’s about all. |
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Thankfully, Anthony Mundine has come out with more words of wisdom...... As Anthony does...............
https://www.news.com.au/sport/boxing...06ecc392c4dbca
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see on this morning news that a lot of Sydneysiders are happy for the lock-down to continue . . . . . . . . . . they must, coz they are ignoring the rules
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Only Sydneysiders happy for this to continue are the ones with no kids who have a sit down office style job easily able to be done from home. A parent with 2 or 3 school aged kids will be quite unhappy... no word yet on if schools are opening. Thank God I'm no longer teaching full time, the new place I've moved into only has decent reception on the balcony... would make for some interesting zoom calls.. Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk
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No,no,no, his Father was the "Great Australian"....the "Great Ambassador"..
And Great Fathers do not necessarily have "Great Sons" This is my personal opinion only, just like yours! I met the father Tony at the Australian Hotel in Redfern in maybe 1970, I was 17 years old, straight off the boat from the UK, he was the most humble and quiet man I have ever met, there was no "mouth" non of his sons antics, Anthony Mundine is a big gob with arms and legs, he is not his father and shouldn't be mentioned in the same paragraph or sentence as the brilliant boxer and sportsman Tony Mundine! Cheers King Billy ![]() |
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Indian delta variant of Covid comes in via India. Reduce travellers from india reduce infections. from India. It's a really easy fix. yeah yeah all those with indian girlfriends will say its racist...yawn
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Data valid as at 00:00 GMT July 3rd, 2021.
Note: As not all Australian States report at the same time, the data below is based on the previous full day reporting. 50 new cases for Australia and no deaths so the CMR is 2.961%. No cases and no deaths for NZ so CMR is 0.948% and active cases 31. The UK had a lower 24,447 cases yesterday and lower 18 deaths. A higher 18,584 new cases in the USA yesterday and higher 592 deaths sees CMR at 1.796%. Other notable points: (weekend reporting) Global cases pass 184M, the last 1M in 2 days; Honduras (1,798); Cuba (3,475); Thailand (6,230); South Africa (26,485); and Indonesia (27,913) ... recorded new daily highs; those in blue for the second consecutive day and those in red for a third or more consecutive day. Russia moves above the 90th percentile for the 10 day period while no countries drop below.
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Not racist, but needs a fact check. Can delta infect non indians and/or come through destinations other than India? Please confirm.
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We were like that here with Melbournites a little while ago.
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So in answer to your question of whether it can come to Aus through countries other than India then the answer is yes.... https://www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...nt-2021-07-01/
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